Diana Langdon unpacks how children and young people thrive spiritually when surrounded by a rich ecosystem of faith – where home, peers, and intergenerational church life work together to nourish and sustain a lifelong journey with Jesus.
There's no one-stop-cookie-cutter worship session that you could plug and play in all differing church contexts. Yet there are some intergenerational principles that could help support a community of faith that believes we’re better together.
Many of us would love for our churches to be more intergenerational – but we can't achieve this through just a programme, an activity or a resource. So where do we begin?
"Every now and again God places in your life someone who inspires you and encourages you through the practical outworking of their faith."
We want our kids to be part of a church that is willing to lift them up, equip them and empower them. And sometimes that means we give up some of our power and preference to help them feel at home in our church whānau.
A growing body of research affirms intergenerational connections as key to sustainable, long-term faith formation and discipleship.
